غراب

غراب

See also: عزاب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ر ب‎ (ḡ-r-b); the name of the raven or crow is inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḡurayb- (“crow, raven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣu.raːb/

Noun

غُرَاب • (ḡurāb) m (plural غِرْبَان‎ (ḡirbān) or أَغْرُب‎ (ʔaḡrub) or أَغْرِبَة‎ (ʔaḡriba) or غُرْب‎ (ḡurb) or غَرَابِين‎ (ḡarābīn))

1. raven, crow
2. a ship, corvet, sloop

Declension

Declension of noun غُرَاب (ḡurāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرَاب ḡurāb	الْغُرَاب‎ al-ḡurāb	غُرَاب ḡurāb
Nominative	غُرَابٌ ḡurābun	الْغُرَابُ‎ al-ḡurābu	غُرَابُ ḡurābu
Accusative	غُرَابًا‎ ḡurāban	الْغُرَابَ‎ al-ḡurāba	غُرَابَ ḡurāba
Genitive	غُرَابٍ ḡurābin	الْغُرَابِ‎ al-ḡurābi	غُرَابِ ḡurābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرَابَيْن‎ ḡurābayn	الْغُرَابَيْن‎ al-ḡurābayn	غُرَابَيْ‎ ḡurābay
Nominative	غُرَابَانِ‎ ḡurābāni	الْغُرَابَانِ‎ al-ḡurābāni	غُرَابَا‎ ḡurābā
Accusative	غُرَابَيْنِ‎ ḡurābayni	الْغُرَابَيْنِ‎ al-ḡurābayni	غُرَابَيْ‎ ḡurābay
Genitive	غُرَابَيْنِ‎ ḡurābayni	الْغُرَابَيْنِ‎ al-ḡurābayni	غُرَابَيْ‎ ḡurābay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْبَان‎‎; أَغْرُب‎‎; أَغْرِبَة‎‎; غُرْب‎‎; غَرَابِين‎ ḡirbān‎; ʔaḡrub‎; ʔaḡriba‎; ḡurb‎; ḡarābīn	الْغِرْبَان‎‎; الْأَغْرُب‎‎; الْأَغْرِبَة‎‎; الْغُرْب‎‎; الْغَرَابِين‎ al-ḡirbān‎; al-ʔaḡrub‎; al-ʔaḡriba‎; al-ḡurb‎; al-ḡarābīn	غِرْبَان‎‎; أَغْرُب‎‎; أَغْرِبَة‎‎; غُرْب‎‎; غَرَابِين‎ ḡirbān‎; ʔaḡrub‎; ʔaḡribat‎; ḡurb‎; ḡarābīn
Nominative	غِرْبَانٌ‎‎; أَغْرُبٌ‎‎; أَغْرِبَةٌ‎‎; غُرْبٌ‎‎; غَرَابِينُ‎ ḡirbānun‎; ʔaḡrubun‎; ʔaḡribatun‎; ḡurbun‎; ḡarābīnu	الْغِرْبَانُ‎‎; الْأَغْرُبُ‎‎; الْأَغْرِبَةُ‎‎; الْغُرْبُ‎‎; الْغَرَابِينُ‎ al-ḡirbānu‎; al-ʔaḡrubu‎; al-ʔaḡribatu‎; al-ḡurbu‎; al-ḡarābīnu	غِرْبَانُ‎‎; أَغْرُبُ‎‎; أَغْرِبَةُ‎‎; غُرْبُ‎‎; غَرَابِينُ‎ ḡirbānu‎; ʔaḡrubu‎; ʔaḡribatu‎; ḡurbu‎; ḡarābīnu
Accusative	غِرْبَانًا‎‎; أَغْرُبًا‎‎; أَغْرِبَةً‎‎; غُرْبًا‎‎; غَرَابِينَ‎ ḡirbānan‎; ʔaḡruban‎; ʔaḡribatan‎; ḡurban‎; ḡarābīna	الْغِرْبَانَ‎‎; الْأَغْرُبَ‎‎; الْأَغْرِبَةَ‎‎; الْغُرْبَ‎‎; الْغَرَابِينَ‎ al-ḡirbāna‎; al-ʔaḡruba‎; al-ʔaḡribata‎; al-ḡurba‎; al-ḡarābīna	غِرْبَانَ‎‎; أَغْرُبَ‎‎; أَغْرِبَةَ‎‎; غُرْبَ‎‎; غَرَابِينَ‎ ḡirbāna‎; ʔaḡruba‎; ʔaḡribata‎; ḡurba‎; ḡarābīna
Genitive	غِرْبَانٍ‎‎; أَغْرُبٍ‎‎; أَغْرِبَةٍ‎‎; غُرْبٍ‎‎; غَرَابِينَ‎ ḡirbānin‎; ʔaḡrubin‎; ʔaḡribatin‎; ḡurbin‎; ḡarābīna	الْغِرْبَانِ‎‎; الْأَغْرُبِ‎‎; الْأَغْرِبَةِ‎‎; الْغُرْبِ‎‎; الْغَرَابِينِ‎ al-ḡirbāni‎; al-ʔaḡrubi‎; al-ʔaḡribati‎; al-ḡurbi‎; al-ḡarābīni	غِرْبَانِ‎‎; أَغْرُبِ‎‎; أَغْرِبَةِ‎‎; غُرْبِ‎‎; غَرَابِينِ‎ ḡirbāni‎; ʔaḡrubi‎; ʔaḡribati‎; ḡurbi‎; ḡarābīni

Noun

غُرَاب • (ḡurāb) m (plural أَغْرِبَة‎ (ʔaḡriba))

1. bend of the scabbard
2. edge, point

Declension

Declension of noun غُرَاب (ḡurāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرَاب ḡurāb	الْغُرَاب‎ al-ḡurāb	غُرَاب ḡurāb
Nominative	غُرَابٌ ḡurābun	الْغُرَابُ‎ al-ḡurābu	غُرَابُ ḡurābu
Accusative	غُرَابًا‎ ḡurāban	الْغُرَابَ‎ al-ḡurāba	غُرَابَ ḡurāba
Genitive	غُرَابٍ ḡurābin	الْغُرَابِ‎ al-ḡurābi	غُرَابِ ḡurābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرَابَيْن‎ ḡurābayn	الْغُرَابَيْن‎ al-ḡurābayn	غُرَابَيْ‎ ḡurābay
Nominative	غُرَابَانِ‎ ḡurābāni	الْغُرَابَانِ‎ al-ḡurābāni	غُرَابَا‎ ḡurābā
Accusative	غُرَابَيْنِ‎ ḡurābayni	الْغُرَابَيْنِ‎ al-ḡurābayni	غُرَابَيْ‎ ḡurābay
Genitive	غُرَابَيْنِ‎ ḡurābayni	الْغُرَابَيْنِ‎ al-ḡurābayni	غُرَابَيْ‎ ḡurābay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْرِبَة‎ ʔaḡriba	الْأَغْرِبَة‎ al-ʔaḡriba	أَغْرِبَة‎ ʔaḡribat
Nominative	أَغْرِبَةٌ‎ ʔaḡribatun	الْأَغْرِبَةُ‎ al-ʔaḡribatu	أَغْرِبَةُ‎ ʔaḡribatu
Accusative	أَغْرِبَةً‎ ʔaḡribatan	الْأَغْرِبَةَ‎ al-ʔaḡribata	أَغْرِبَةَ‎ ʔaḡribata
Genitive	أَغْرِبَةٍ‎ ʔaḡribatin	الْأَغْرِبَةِ‎ al-ʔaḡribati	أَغْرِبَةِ‎ ʔaḡribati

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غُرَاب‎ (ḡurāb, “crow, raven”).

Noun

غراب • (gurab) (plural غربان‎ (girban))

1. crow, any bird in the genus Corvus

   Synonym: قارغه‎ (karga)

2. (astronomy) Corvus, a constellation of the southern sky
3. edge, the cutting side of the blade of a weapon
4. the projecting edge of the hip bone of a beast
5. kind of ship, like a corvet or sloop

Derived terms

• غراب آیاغی‎ (gurab ayağı, “kind of plantain”)
• غراب ابقع‎ (gurab-ı ebkaʿ, “magpie”)
• غراب اسود‎ (gurab-ı esved, “raven”)
• غراب البین‎ (gurabü'l beyn, “rook”)
• غراب زمین‎ (gurab-ı zemin, “darkness”)
• غراب نوح‎ (gurab-ı nuh, “Noah's ark”)
• غرابی‎ (gurabi, “coracoid”)
• غرابیه‎ (gurabiye, “corvid”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: gurab

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gurab1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1782
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “غراب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 870
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Cornix”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 289
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “غراب”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 3386
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “غراب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1338